Whitlock Fire
The Whitlock Fire burned 16,981 acres in Arizona, in 1989. MTBS dates its ignition to July 4, 1989.
- Size
- 16,981 acres
- Ignition
- July 4, 1989
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 16,981 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 32.618, -109.197.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 16,981 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- July 4, 1989
- State
- Arizona
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- AZ3261810919719890704
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Note on the perimeter
- May include AZ-19890543-19890706 fire
Other large fires in Arizona in 198912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiva Fire | 9,200 | Jul 6, 1989 | |
| Swisshelm Fire | 8,449 | Jul 4, 1989 | |
| Fagan Fire | 7,368 | Jul 5, 1989 | |
| Marijilda Fire | 4,233 | Jul 5, 1989 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,084 | Jun 18, 1989 | |
| Summit Fire | 2,781 | Jul 6, 1989 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,314 | Jul 18, 1989 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,065 | Aug 5, 1989 | |
| Muav Fire | 1,639 | Jul 7, 1989 | |
| Lavender Fire | 1,629 | Jul 6, 1989 | |
| Walnot Fire | 1,579 | ||
| School Fire | 1,462 | Jun 7, 1989 |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.